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FROM THE GERMAN OF GOETHE.
Know'st thou the land where the lemon-tree flowers; / The orange glows gold in the darkness of bowers, / Out of blue heaven a softer zephyr blows, / And still the myrtle, tall the laurel grows? / Know'st it indeed? / Thither, ah, me! ah, me! / Would I with thee, O my beloved, flee.
Know'st thou the house? Columns support its beams, / Its long hall glitters and its gallery gleams; / And sculpture glows and asks, in marble mild, / "What have they done to thee, thou poor, poor child? " / Know'st it indeed? / Thither, ah, me! ah, me! / Would I with thee, O my protector, flee.
Know'st thou the mountain and its cloud-built bridge? / In mist the mule treads cautiously its ridge; / The dragon's ancient brood still haunts its caves; / Down the loud crag the plunging torrent raves. / Know'st it indeed? / Thither, ah, me! ah, me! / Our pathway leads! O father, let us flee!